The Raystown Branch Juniata River is the largest and longest

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

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in south-central

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in the

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.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The Raystown Branch Juniata River begins along the

Allegheny Front The Allegheny Front is the major southeast- or east-facing escarpment in the Allegheny Mountains in southern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia, USA. The Allegheny Front forms the boundary between the Rid ...

in Somerset County and flows to the confluence with the Juniata River near

Huntingdon Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there ...

.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed August 8, 2011 It passes through the boroughs of

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

and Everett along its course. Approximately upstream of the mouth, the

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Raystown Dam forms

Raystown Lake Raystown Lake is a reservoir in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is the largest lake that is entirely within Pennsylvania. The original lake was built by the Simpson family of Huntingdon as a hydroelectric project. The current Raystown Lake ...

, the largest lake in Pennsylvania.

Bridges

* The

Diehls Covered Bridge The Diehls Covered Bridge, also known as Turner's Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Harrison Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It is a , Burr Truss bridge with a shallow gable roof, constructed in 1892. It crosses th ...

crosses Raystown Branch Juniata River in Harrison Township, Pennsylvania. ''Note:'' This includes * The Bridge in Snake Spring Township crosses Raystown Branch Juniata River in

Snake Spring Township, Pennsylvania Snake Spring Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,771 at the 2020 census. History The Defibaugh Tavern, Bridge in Snake Spring Township, and Juniata Woolen Mill and Newry Manor are listed ...

. ''Note:'' This includes * The Corbin Bridge crosses Raystown Branch Juniata River in Juniata Township, Pennsylvania. ''Note:'' This includes

Tributaries

(Heading downstream) *

Breastwork Run Breastwork may mean: # Breastwork (fortification), a temporary military fortification #Breastwork monitor A breastwork monitor was a modification of the monitor, a warship which was first built in the United States in 1861, designed by John ...

Dunning Creek Dunning Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Raystown Branch Juniata River in south west/south central Pennsylvania in the United St ...

* Cove Creek * Bloody Run *

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* Yellow Creek *

Great Trough Creek Great Trough Creek is a tributary of the Raystown Branch Juniata River in Bedford, Fulton and Huntingdon counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The creek is long, flows northeast for half its length then northwest, and its watershed is ...

References

External links

U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Juniata River Rivers of Somerset County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Bedford County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub

Bridges

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References

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